Alpinia calcarata

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Alpinia calcarata

Alpinia calcarata Rosc.,  Zingiberaceae, is confined to southern India.   It is used in general for the same purposes as its more authentic sister species, Alpinia galanga (Alpinia galanga1) and is used to substitute or adulterate, the latter.